Coolen

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Coolen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkolən]) is a Dutch patronymic surname.[1] Variant forms are Colen, Kolen and Koolen. Cool and Kool are archaic short forms of the given name Nicolaas.[2][3] In Canada the name may also have evolved as a modern spelling of Coulon.[4]

Notable people with this surname include:

  • Antoon Coolen (1897-1961), Dutch writer
  • Coenrad Laurens Coolen (1773-?), Indonesian evangelist
  •  [de; nl] (1944–2016), Belgian jazz trumpet player
  • Louis Coolen (born 1952), Dutch football midfielder and manager
  • Nadia Coolen (born 1994), Dutch football forward
  • Nancy Coolen (born 1973), Dutch singer and television host
  • Rini Coolen (born 1967), Dutch football defender and manager
  • Tom Coolen (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey coach
  •  [ca; fr; nl] (born 1995), Belgian cyclist
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  • Dionysius A.P.N. Koolen (1871–1945), Dutch politician, Minister of Labour, Trade and Industry 1925-26
  • Kees Koolen (born 1965), Dutch rally raid racer and businessman
  • Nicole Koolen (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player
  • Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Coolen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Kool at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the surname Coolen". Behind the Name. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Nova Scotia's Montbeliard Names". web2.uwindsor.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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